A series of letters from a girl to an absent friend describe life in rural Texas in the mid-1960's.

Mia Walker would seem the unlikeliest of heroines. She expects, after being hired as docent at The Chicago Art Institute, to live a quiet life in her Ravenswood apartment, lecturing on impressionist paintings, and sending money home to her aged father on his farm in Georgia. But things do not work out this way. Invited to give a presentation at a mysterious mansion filled with wealthy art lovers and priceless paintings missing for decades, Mia finds herself inexorably drawn into the shadowy...and dangerous...world of international art smuggling.

Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, this book helps you locate resources on American history for students. Each book presents information in two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within eras and further organized according to product type. The books cover American history from North America Before 1600 and The American Colonies, 1600-1774 to The Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-1975 and Since 1975. The second section has annotated bibliographies that describe each title and includes publication information and awards won. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at least one favorable review. Some books with more illustration than text will be valuable for enticing slow or reticent readers. An index helps users find resources by author, title, or biographical subject.

I want to take this opportunity to apologize, in advance, to all those people who are sure to be offended by my novel TAAS: A NOVEL OF THE STANDARDIZED EXAMINATION, even if they have not read it and do not intend reading it. I don't really even know why I wrote it: it just slipped out one night (probably while I was drunk), and I couldn't get it back. I also want to apologize especially to Rick Baber, who honestly thought he was publishing a sequel to Anna Karenina, and only learned much later that it was really TAAS. In addition, my deepest regrets and apologies go to:(They are not listed alphabetically but just how they come into my mind. I am so sorry for that.) The state of Texas All public school teachers All public school students Wal-Mart Count Leo Tolstoy and his descendants Coldwell Banker Realtors The nation of Mexico The nation of FranceThe National Drug Awareness Council (if one exists, which I'm pretty sure it does but I don't know. I'm sorry for not knowing.) George W. Bush Texas A&M University (for so many things) The makers of the movies Rudy, Rudy II, Rudy III, Rudy IV, Scream, and the soon to be released cartoon feature Disembowelment. The Habsburgs The Cathedral of Notre Dame The National Geographic Magazine Darrell Royal The Christian Religion The Methodist Religion The makers of piñatas The Football Coaches of America Association Percy Bysse Shelley Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe American Association of Funeral Homes and Mortuaries ....and finally, to my family, who now will have to live the rest of their lives in shame. I'm so, so sorry... (Name Withheld)

This special edition of the Katie and Savannah adventures contains the four books: "The Agape Talisman", "Temptations of the Dark Elves", "The Imposters" and "The Final Conflict." This is the complete Katie and Savannah Elf series in one book.

Readers will love this collection of four Katie Woo stories by award-winning author Fran Manushkin.